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Vietnam is doing a scaled down version of this in Saigon. They've been clearing the sidewalks in District 1 for a few months. Not only booting street vendors
by jawngee 9y ago
Vietnam is doing a scaled down version of this in Saigon.
They've been clearing the sidewalks in District 1 for a few months. Not only booting street vendors but sometimes even ripping out construction that was built on top of the sidewalks.
We call it Vinapore, Vietnam's sad attempt at becoming Singapore II.
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- smcl 9y agoThat's a real shame - I basically only ate street food in Vietnam, the one time we ventured into fancy-ish looking restaurant we were pretty underwhelmed
- sitkack 9y agoThe only time I got sick in Vietnam was at a fancy restaurant. Street food can't and doesn't sit around.
- apexalpha 9y agoYou can imagine that street food doesn't earn both the vendor and the state a lot of money. Every country wants to climb the socio-economic ladder. And part of that is moving to higher end service industry with larger profit margins. Removing semi-illegal street food trucks that operate without abiding by food safety laws, pay taxes (?) or invest in the local community by buying a building, hiring a staff etc... Without this, decent restaurants don't stand a chance. And in the long run, that is bad for the people living in bangkok.
- Hoasi 9y agoVery sad to read that. This is one of the best part of Saigon's identity that would be erased.
- victornomad 9y agoOh! so sad :( I just arrived from a one year trip in the area and really liked Vietnam and Saigon. I hope it doesnt become Singapore II... I think is my least favorite city in Asia...
- mediascreen 9y agoI imagine the GDP of Singapore (USD 53,000) looks pretty good compared to Vietnam's USD 2,163. Being less exotic to tourists might be something they are able to live with.